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ص ءب ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a severe or calamitous event, specifically a great misfortune or disaster. It is primarily used in classical Arabic, particularly within certain tribal dialects.

Derived headwords

الصَّئْبلnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great misfortune or disaster, a calamity.

صَئْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great misfortune or disaster, a calamity.

Parallel reading

الصَّئْبل، كزبرج، وتضم الباء، أي مع كسر الأول، وقد أهمله الجوهري
Al-ṣaʾbal, like zubruj, and with a damma on the ba', meaning with a kasra on the first [letter], and al-Jawharī neglected it.
وقال الكسائي: هي الداهية في لغة بني ضبة
And al-Kisa'i said: it is the calamity in the dialect of Banu Ḍabba.
هكذا رواه أبو تراب
This is how Abu Turab narrated it.
والضاد أعرف، وسيأتي الكلام عليه هناك
And the ḍād is more known, and the discussion will come later there.
وكذا في ضم الباء، عن الجوهري، وغيره
And likewise with a damma on the ba', from al-Jawharī, and others.